The Underrated of 2007

Natalie Zea
"Dirty Sexy Money," ABC

You know her as: Oft-divorced socialite Karen Darling on "Dirty Sexy Money"

Why we like her: With all the big names in the "Dirty Sexy Money" cast -- Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland, Jill Clayburgh, William Baldwin -- it would be easy for Zea to be outshone. She hasn't, not by a long shot. As Karen, Zea is good for at least one laugh-out-loud line per week, but there's more to Karen than just fantastic clothes and an acid tongue. She has a brain -- witness her recent scheming with her dad -- and a heart, which is mostly preoccupied with Krause's Nick. It's a testament to Zea's versatility that she pulls off each aspect of her character equally well.

Where else you've seen her: As a regular on ABC's short-lived "Eyes" and in a recurring part on "The Shield."